6 posts tagged ‘Virtualization’
macOS 15.2
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Juli Clover (release notes, security, enterprise, developer, full installer, IPSW): macOS Sequoia 15.2 adds Image Playground, an app that lets you create images based on text descriptions. You can type in whatever you like, but Apple will suggest costumes, locations, and items that you can add to an image. You can generate images that resemble […]
M4 Macs Can’t Virtualize Older macOS
Howard Oakley: Running a macOS VM for any version before 13.4 Ventura on an M4 Mac results in a black screen, and the VM fails to boot. This is true whatever settings are used in the virtualiser, even if it’s set to boot the VM in Recovery mode. It’s also true when that VM has […]
TCC and Gatekeeper Bypasses
Wojciech Reguła (September 2021, tweet): I was looking for code injection opportunities that may allow reaching TCC bypasses. My simple shell script discovered a potential victim - /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/Directory Utility.app. It had (and has) the following private TCC entitlement[…] This entitlement allows the Directory Utility to modify the user’s records stored in the /var/db/dslocal/nodes directory. […] […]
macOS 14.2.1
Juli Clover (release notes, security, developer, full installer, IPSW): According to Apple's release notes, macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 includes bug fixes and a security update. macOS 14.2.1 fixes a screen sharing vulnerability that could cause a user to unintentionally share the incorrect content. See also: Mr. Macintosh and Howard Oakley. Previously: macOS 14.2 Update (2023-12-21): Howard […]
Apple and Corellium Settlement
Thomas Brewster (MacRumors): After four years of court hearings and plenty of controversy, Apple and cyber startup Corellium are settling a copyright lawsuit. Terms have not been disclosed.The suit was filed in 2019, with Apple claiming that Corellium had illegally replicated iOS by creating software that created virtual versions of iPhones so they could be […]
macOS Containers 0.0.1
macOS Containers (via Hacker News): Containers have fundamentally changed the way that modern software is developed and deployed. Containers are supported by a wide range of operating systems including FreeBSD, Solaris, Linux and even Windows, but are not natively supported by macOS. Until now.We’re announcing initial 0.0.1 release of macOS native containers. Yes, you can […]